Shoe



une 18, 1929. H. B. LAPEDUS 1 717512 SHOE Filed June 15, 1928 PatentedJune "18, 1929.

UNITED STATES HENRY B. LAPIIDUS, OF

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SHOE.

Application filed June 15,

This invention relates to improvements in shoes and more particularly toladies shoes wherein extreme flexibility is required.

The general object of the invention is to provide a ladys shoe with aninsole having an extremely flexible forward portion that will freelygive to the weight of the wearer during the act of walking.

' A further object of the invention is to construct a shoe so that nostitching or nails are required to connect the upper to the soleportion.

And to these ends the invention consists in providing a shoe with aninsole having a relatively thick leather shank portion extending frombeneath the instep to the heel and a rela tively thin forward portionconnected to the leather portion and made of a material incapable ofcracking.

The invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a ladys shoe constructed inaccordance with the invention. a

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail cross-sectional view of the toe portionof the shoe taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the insole. Figure 4 is a detailperspectiveview of the thick leather shank portion of the insole.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the relatively thin forwardportion of the insole and Figure 6 is a detail perspective of thereinforcing strip of the insole.

Heretofore, in the construction of ladies shoes the insole is formed inone piece'from a relatively thick piece of sole leather and the outersole is generally, secured to the shoe upper along its outer edge by arow of stitching or by being nailed thereto. This construction does notpermit of extreme flexibility as requiredin ladies shoes. because of thethickness and toughness of theleather insole at the toe or forwardportion of the shoe. The insole of shoes so constructed, after beingworn a' short time, usually break down and crack beneath the ballportion of the foot.

This invention is designed to overcome these defects and to provide ashoe that will adapt itself readily ,to the pontour of the 1928. SerialNo. 285,546.

foot and be extremely comfortable and flexible when in use.

Referring to the drawings in detail 1 designates a ladies shoe of'thepump type provided with the insole2. p The insole comprises a rear orshank portion 3, formed of relatively thick sole leather, such as cowhide and a forward portion 4 formed of relatively thin soft leather suchas calf or kid skin. The shank has its forward end tapered off to afeathered edge 5 to which 1s suitably secured, such as by cement, the

forward portion 4 of the insole. A strip 6 ofrelatively thin toughleather is secured to the portion 4 alongthe edge thereof. This strip ispreferably cemented to the lower face of theportlon 4 and is provided asa means for reinforcing the thin front portion of the inselves to thoseskilled inthe art, and it will be understood that any changes in form,pro portionand the minor details of construction may be resorted towithout departing from the principle of the invention as claimed.

1 What I claim is r J 1. An insole for a shoe, comprising a relativelythick shank portion of sole leather or the like extending beneath theinstep to the heel, a relatively thin forward portion of softleatherhaving its rear end overlapping and p secured to the frontportion ofthe shank. and a reinforcing strip attached to the forwardportion along the edge thereof.

2. An insole for a shoe, comprising a relatively thickshank portion ofsole leather or the like extending beneath the instep to the heel, arelatively thin, forward portion of soft leather having its rear endoverlapping and secured to the front portionof the shank, and a leatherreinforcing strip attached to th toward par es e f-res the edge 3. Ashoe having an insole comprising a relatively thick shank portion ofsole leather or the like extending beneath the instep to the heel, arelatively thin forward portion of soft 5 leather having its rear endoverlapping and secured'to the front portion of the shank and areinforcing strip attached to the forward" portion along the edge.thereof, 'an upper having an intnrned edge cemented to the relnforcingstrip and marginal portion of the 10 HENRY B. LAPIDUS.

